The Forbidden Throb

They say your life can change in a heartbeat. Mine changed in the time it took to open a door. Behind it: my fiancé Nicholas with another woman. Three months until our wedding. Three seconds to watch it all burn. I should have run. Should have screamed. Should have done anything except stand there like a fool. Instead, I heard the devil himself whisper in my ear: "If you're willing, I could marry you." Daniel. The brother I was warned about. The one who made Nicholas look like a choir boy. He leaned against the wall, watching my world implode. My pulse thundered. "What?" "You heard me." His eyes burned into mine. "Marry me, Emma." But as I stared into those magnetic eyes, I realized something terrifying: I wanted to say yes to him. Game on.